462=n(n-1)

Solution for 462=n(n-1) equation:

462=n(n-1)

We move all terms to the left:

462-(n(n-1))=0


We calculate terms in parentheses: -(n(n-1)), so:

n(n-1)

We multiply parentheses

n^2-1n

Back to the equation:

-(n^2-1n)


We get rid of parentheses

-n^2+1n+462=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

-1n^2+n+462=0

a = -1; b = 1; c = +462;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 12-4·(-1)·462
Δ = 1849
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$n_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$n_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{1849}=43$
$n_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(1)-43}{2*-1}=\frac{-44}{-2}
=+22
$
$n_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(1)+43}{2*-1}=\frac{42}{-2}
=-21
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